PEOPLE v. PENA

No. 87-0292.

174 Ill. App.3d 281 (1988)

528 N.E.2d 325

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANIEL PENA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed August 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Johnson & Associates, of Chicago (Michael A. Johnson, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund, Gael M. O'Brien, and Jean T. McGuire Quinn, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a trial without a jury, defendant Daniel Pena was convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and armed violence and was sentenced to an extended term of 50 years on the murder charge. Defendant appeals, contending that his confession was involuntary; that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and that the sentence was excessive.

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